Yersin, Albert-Edgar, 1905-1984
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Yersin, A.-E. (Albert-Edgar), 1905-
Yersin, Albert-Edgar, 1905-
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- Affiliation End: 1975
- Organization: (naf) Post (Switzerland)
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found: Simecek, F. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre gravé et lithogr. de A.-E. Yersin, 1983:introd. (Albert-Edgar Yersin; b. Montreux 9-5-05)
found: KISART, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft website, viewed Dec. 10, 2013(Yersin, Albert-Edgar; b. Sep. 5, 1905 Montreux, d. Sep. 3, 1984 Lausanne; engraver and painter, creator of postage stamps and bank bills, adept at representation of the micro or the macro; renovator of the Swiss Romande art of gravure; moved with his mother to Montclair, NY in 1907, then to Argentina and Chile (1915-1923); upon return to New York, took graphic arts classes at Pratt Institute; in Paris from 1927, studied at Académie Colarossi, was initiated into gravure at the Atelier, Salmon, and held his first exhibition in 1930; settled in Berne in 1933 as graphic artist; studied at Royal College of Art, London, 1934; learned intaglio, 1938, worked in that for the Swiss postal service until 1975; founding member of several art/printmaking groups; did painting in the 1950s and 1960s)
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1987-05-16: new
2013-12-11: revised
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